Finance and CIS
National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)
Grants Program
The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) is a Denver-based, nonprofit foundation dedicated to helping Americans acquire the information and gain the skills necessary to take control of their financial lives. The grants program seeks innovative research and research-based development projects that can make a profound contribution to the field of financial literacy. Inquiries from disciplines in fields as diverse as behavior, economics, neuroscience, sociology, psychology, marketing, finance, education, change theory, decision sciences, and others are encouraged. Project outcomes should be actionable in the field of financial literacy, directly relevant to the financial well-being of the public, and have the ability to be applied broadly.
http://www.nefe.org/pages/grantmaking.html
National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance
Sustainable Vision
SUSTAINABLE VISION GRANTS are exploratory grants that will fund innovative educational programs that move ideas to commercialization for the benefit of the environment and people in need. Support will be given to programs that apply effective and sustainable technology entrepreneurship to address poverty and environmental degradation, and/or meet basic human needs such as clean air and water, nutrition, health care, and shelter.
http://www.nciia.org/grants.html
American Accounting Association (AAA)
American Taxation Association (ATA)
ATA/Deloitte Teaching Innovation Award
Deloitte & Touche sponsors the American Taxation Association (ATA) Teaching Innovation Award program, designed to encourage tax professors to develop new teaching methods that stimulate students' critical thinking skills and enhance the learning experience.
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/section_node/0,1042,sid=2258,00.html
American Accounting Association (AAA)
American Taxation Association (ATA)
Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award
The American Taxation Association (ATA) of the American Accounting Association (AAA), in cooperation with the Ernst & Young Foundation, presents the Ray M. Sommerfeld Outstanding Tax Educator Award to recognize, honor, and reward outstanding contributions by a faculty member teaching taxation at a recognized academic institution. The selection criteria are intentionally broad to allow the Awards Committee to consider the relevant contributions by the nominees in determining a worthy recipient.
http://aaahq.org/ata/ATACalls/CallsAwards/2006-2007/CallSommerfeldAward.htm
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
Fulbright Distinguished Chairs Program
The most prestigious award in the Fulbright Scholar Program, the DISTINGUISHED CHAIR provides opportunities to senior faculty with a prominent record of scholarly accomplishment
http://www.cies.org/
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
Fulbright Traditional Scholar Program
The traditional FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR Program sends 800 U.S. faculty and professionals abroad each year. Grantees lecture and conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.
http://www.cies.org/
Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES)
Fulbright Senior Specialists Program
The FULBRIGHT SENIOR SPECIALISTS PROGRAM is designed to provide short-term academic opportunities (two to six weeks) for U.S. faculty and professionals to promote academic exchanges that will broaden your cultural perspective in your academic field. Shorter grant lengths give Specialists greater flexibility to pursue a grant that works best with their current academic or professional commitments.
http://www.cies.org/